Cooling and draining cabinet.



B. M. WARNEH. 00011111; AND DRA INING CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 8.1914.

Pafented Feb. 15,1916.

2 SHEETSSHEET l- B. M. WARNER.

COOLING AND DRMNING CABINET. APPLICATION FILED MAY 8 1914.

1,171,486, Patented Feb.15,1916.

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UNITED STATES PATENT orFIoE.

BRUCE M. WARNER, OF A LBION, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOB '10 UNION SANITARY RtACE MANUFACTURING 00., OF ALBION, MICHIGAN.

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Application filed May 8, 1914. Serial No. 837,149.

' To all *wiwm it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, BRUCE M. VVA NER, a citizen of the United States,residing at A1 bion, county of Calhoun, State of Michl an,

have invented certain new and useful m-'.

. provements in Cooling and Draining Cabinets, of which the following isa specification. v

This invention relates to improvements in cooling and draining cabinets.v,

My improved cooling and draining cabinet is especially designed by mefor the use of bakers in cooling and draining doughnuts, fried cakes orother articles fried in grease. I

It has been the common practice of bakers to place doughnuts and otherfood products fried in grease, on paper or other absorbent surfaces fordraining and cooling. This is unsanitary, and further, the doughnutsresting 'on the aper, are not ,uniformlydrained and an un esirableamount of grease is absorbed.

It is the mainobject of my invention to providean improved cabinet fordraining and cooling doughnuts and the like, which is.

of 'large capacity and one in which the doughnuts are effectivelydrained and cooled, and are open to evaporation, thereby improving thequality.

A further object is to provide an im-' proved cooling and drainingcabinet having these advantages, which .is comparatively simple instructure and one which is very easily kept in a sanitary condition, andfurther, one in which all of the grease, drained from the doughnuts orarticles drained and cooled therein, is' saved.

Further objects, and objects relating to structural details, willdefinitely appear from the detailed description to follow.

I accomplish the objects of my invention by the'devices and meansdescribed in the following specification.

The invention is clearly defined and pointed out in the claim. v

A structure which is a preferred embodiment of my invention is clearlyillustrated in the accompaiging drawing forming a part of this specicatlon, in which:

' Figure I is a front perspective view of astructure embodying thefeatures of my invention, one of the pans being omitted. from thecabinet. Fig. II is avertical transverse section on a line correspondingto line 22 Specification of Letters latent.

..Fig. III is a detail of-Fig. I, a part of the pans being omitted. lanview of one of the draining racks. ig. IV is a detail vertical sectionon a line corresponding to line 44 of Fig. III. 1

In he drawing similar reference characters refer to similar partsthroughout the several views, and the sectionalviews are .taken lookingin the direction of the little arrows ,at the ends of the section lines.

Referring to the drawing, I provide a casing which, in the structureillustrated,

consists of the frame 1 having top wall 2, bottom 3, and end walls 4.The end .walls are provided with a-series' of opposed pan ledges 5; Theledges are" arranged so'that the pans may be slid onto the same fromeither sidev of the cabinet, the front and rear side of the casing beingopen so that the pans may be readily introduced or removed, and also, toprovide for afree circulation of air. The ledges are spaced so that thepans 6 are supported with the bottom of one in asubstantially spacedrelation to the top of the an below, thus providing for a freecirculation of air, and also, if desired, for the introduction andremovalof the doughnuts or other articles without removing the pans fromthe casing.

The pans G are made of sufficiently heavy material to permit of theirbeing of considerable size and being readily handled without unduewarping or twisting. A

Each pan is provided with. a rack consisting of supporting bars 7arranged on their edges with cross bars 8 formed of Wire secured totheir upper edges, preferably by 'welding, thus avoiding all open jointsbetween the 'parts.' The cross bars are-preferably formed of acontinuous wire, as shown in Fig. III.

The racks are of such size as to fit within the pans with the supportingbars resting on the bottom of the pans so that thecross bars aresupported in an' elevated position above the bottoms of the pans fordrainage and the circulation of air. a

The doughnuts or other articles to be cooled and 'drained, are takenfrom the fry- 1 ing kettles and dumped into the pans on the racks. Theracks being supported above the bottoms of the pans, allow the grease'to drain into the pans so that the grease is saved for further use. Theair is free to circulate about the doughnuts or other articles in thepans, Iinsuring' their prompt cooling, and alsopermitting evaporation,so.

that the doughnuts are cooled and drained in a very desirable mannerwithout their retaining a surplus otgrease. It hasbeen found that thismethod of drying greatly improves the quality. and flavor of thedoughnuts, and that they are cooled and drained in an entirely sanitarymanner,

which is not the case where they are ar-.

ranged on a paper for cooling and draining. Further, theproper drainingresults in a saving of sugar when the doughnuts are sugared or.powdered, as doughnuts containing a surplus of grease take up more,sugar than those properly drained.

, I have illustrated and described iny improved cooling andvdrainingcabinet in the form in which I have embodied the same and which hasproved highly satisfactory on the market. It have not attempted toillustrate or describe the modifications and variations in details whichI contemplate,- as the-disclosure made will enable those skilled -in theart to which my invention relates to adapt or embody the same asconditions may require.

casing being open at the front and rear for the free circulation of airbetween the pans and through the casing, and racks consisting ofsupporting bars having cross bars secured thereto, the racks beingdisposed Wit in the pans with their cross barsin an elevated positionabfove the bottoms of the pans for drainage and the circulation of air,all

ooacting for the purpose specified.

In witness whereof, l[ have hereunto set my hand and seal in thepresence, of two WItDESSGS. 1

BRUCE M. VVARNEB. [1 s] Witnesses: Gno. E. DEAN, CARRIE PRmsTLY.

